Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania has quite a bit of material related to the German American experience. This digital collection brings together fine examples of printed broadsides designed and distributed among Germans across the Keystone State. Visitors are encouraged to search this collection by keyword, title, author, or subject. Currently, there are over 215 broadsides in the...

Every year, the Ford Foundation produces reams of working papers, policy documents, and research briefs. This section of the website provides users with access to annual reports, a multimedia area, regional brochures, and studies. Visitors interested in the operations and priorities of the Ford Foundation should definitely peruse its annual report, as it contains information about groups the...

Almost all of the forests that cover the Earth are inhabited. Despite this fact, the forest policies of most countries regard the forest land as empty and exploitable. Additionally, some conservation projects that hope to establish wildlife preserves also deny the rights of forest people. The website of the Forest Peoples Programme, a 20-year-old British based-group, offers insight into what...

In the annals of 20th century Boston history, the Freedom House stands out as a local community organization dedicated to stabilizing a community in transition, and their history is an interesting one. The Freedom House was established in 1949 by two African American social workers and they were dedicated to ensuring the Roxbury community's stability as a middle-class, racially mixed neighborhood....

For those unfamiliar with the story of David Pendleton Oakerhater, this website from the Oklahoma State University Library features a digitized collection of correspondence and photographs from the great-granddaughter of Oakerhater's friend and sponsor, Mary Burnham. Oakerhater was a "Cheyenne warrior who became the first Oklahoman to be added to the Episcopal Church's calendar of saints." In...

While there may be some individuals out there who know precisely what diplomatic personnel do during their time overseas, most people are unfamiliar with diplomatic duties. This intriguing and enlightening online exhibit provides a great deal of insight into that very subject, as it presents a number of oral histories from the archives of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training....

As the situation in Darfur continues to unfold, a number of media outlets have continued to investigate the United Nations involvement in the region. The journalists and researchers at the PBS program Frontline embarked on their own investigation into the subject. Along the way, they explored China's economic interests in the region, the actions of the Security Council, and those of various UN...

After the fall of the Taliban, a number of political experts and scholars discussed a scenario in which the Taliban and elements of Al Qaeda would set up command centers in nearby Pakistan. This episode of Frontline takes a very close look into that situation, and visitors can watch the program in its entirety here. The site also offers up a number of other features, including a detailed map of...

The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, presents this exhibition which reveals the little known story of the Lenape people who were thought to have left Pennsylvania by the beginning of the 19th century. Those who stayed in Pennsylvania concealed their Native American heritage, fearing persecution. A Lenape prophesy describes the Time...

In 2012, it took only ten weeks for employers to reach the United States' cap on the H-1B visas they need to hire immigrant workers in speciality occupations. This situation presents a problem for certain industries, such as biotechnology, and this special presentation from the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program brings together a set of policy experts to talk about this matter....